Jan Boettcher practices rosemaling, a type of traditional decorative painting. Her desire to connect with her Norwegian ancestry led her to learn the art from her aunt Dorothy. Carol Powers learned the Ukrainian art of pysanky from her aunt. Using a wax-resist method, Powers draws a pattern onto an egg and then dyes it. Through ornate figures and designs, Boettcher’s painting and Powers’s decorative eggs express their ethnic identities and personal creativity. Their demonstrations and narrative stage discussions will be free and open to the public, and are sponsored by Themester 2016: Beauty, an initiative of the IU College of Arts and Sciences.

Demonstrations: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., and 2:30 to 4 p.m.
Discussion: 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

The Artists’ Book Lecture Series is a series of talks by three working artists around the Midwest. Their works incorporate a variety of mediums and formats that push the boundaries of the traditional book form. Each artist is represented in the Fine Arts Library’s historic Artists’ Book Collection, and these lectures are designed to highlight the diversity and unique materials that make up this magnificent IU treasure. The series is supported by the Artists’ Book Endowment Fund. This lecture was also co-sponsored by the Center for Integrative Photographic Studies.

The Fine Arts Library is pleased to invite you to the second event in the series, a talk by Bea Nettles, Professor Emerita at the University of Illinois.

RECEPTION TO FOLLOW

Matt Haeck comes by his contradictions honestly. Scrappy with a genuine, lyrical voice, he sings truths hard-earned from struggles most men twice his age haven’t seen. With a silky Southern drawl, Haeck sings about depression, divorce, battling demons and vices. Through personal failures and a new life after deciding to change, Matt Haeck has found himself through a series of dark turns while searching for the light on his debut album. Late Bloomer was produced by David Mayfield and features appearances from Critter Fuqua (Old Crow Medicine Show), Paul Defiglia (The Avett Brothers), Caitlin Rose and Elizabeth Cook.

Join us for a cocktail class where we’ll teach you all you need to know about our Black Bear Bierschnaps and ways to cocktail with it. Your two hour class includes a free drink, history of amaro, how we make ours and, of course, cocktail sampling. You will also have the opportunity to purchase this new product before anyone else, and that’s pretty exciting. Sign up online to reserve your spot!

This preeminent humor writer can label book reading sessions as comedy and sell out at venues worldwide—and comfortably hold his own against all the stand-ups and talking-heads on the fringe.

This preeminent humor writer can label book-reading sessions as comedy and sell out at venues worldwide–and comfortably hold his own against all the standups and talking-heads on the fringe.

“Are you ready kick it up and have some fun? Daisy&Dirt is one of the area’s newest and fastest growing popular country bands. Daisy&Dirt is a four-piece band performing a playlist of modern Nashville country hits, and a splash of classic rock from the 70s and 80s. Fronted by Dawn Keller, an award-winning and talented vocalist, Daisy&Dirt features Steve Hardin on lead guitar, Ben Gardner on bass, and Joe Myers on drums. Learn more about Daisy&Dirt at facebook.com/daisyanddirt.”

We invites you to belt one out during this Weekly Late Night Karaoke. All wine glasses just $4. Bottles half off.